Phonograph record album



1949 P. L. ANDREWS ZAZ Z PHONOGRAPH RECORD ALBUM Filed Feb. 26, 194-7 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 if W g fy Dec. 20, 1949 P. 1.. ANDREWS 2,492,025

M rnouoamrn RECORD ALBUM Filed Feb. 26, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 22 a IN V EN TOR. Z'J/EL. [749E16 Patented Dec. 20,1949

UNITED STAT-ES PATENT OFFICE 2,492,026 PHONOGRAPH RECORD ALBUM Preston L. Andrews, Floral Park, N. Y.

Application February 26, 1947, Serial No.

2 Claims. (Cl. 129-20) This invention relates to improvements in phonograph record albums; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to an album structure provided with novel means for mounting a, plurality of phonograph record holding envelopes in hingedly retained relation to the holding means for hingedly supporting the record receiving envelopes in connection therewith; said means comprising a rigid foundation member or back frame, which is adapted to form a part of the album back, and means, cooperative with said Fig. 8 is a longtitudinal sectional view through he complete album structure, said view being lvawn on-a somewhat reduced scale; and Fig. 9

l a fragmentary cross-sectiona1 view, taken on line 99 scale.

Similar characters-0f reference are employed in the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

in Fig. 8, but drawn on an enlarged provide a rigid one-piece structure.

The record envelope attaching devices, as designed for operative assembled connection with be made of any suitable material,v but are preferably molded from a plastic material so that each comprises an integral of, one-piece structure.

The phonograph record envelopes to be bound into the album are, as is customary, fabricated from heavy sheet paper stock or like material to provide an outwardly open record receiving pocket. Each envelope is so constructed as to provide an endwise open hinging fold or loop portion 2! at the end or side thereof desired to be bound or anchored in the album structure.

To assemble the envelopes for binding into the album, the required number thereof are grouped together, whereupon an attaching device is applied to each end of the group in such manner that each envelope is engaged by corresponding prongs it of the opposed bracket members l6 of said devices, whereby aligned opposed prongs l8 are respectively inserted into the opposite open ends of the hinging fold or loop portion 2| of each envelope. In this manner, not only are the envelopes 2i! individually supported by opposed prongs is of the bracket members It, but said envelopes are grouped in aligned and spaced in side by side relation according to the spacing of the prongs of said bracket members.

After the envelopes 20 and attaching devices have been assembled in the manner above described, the bracket members lb of the latter are thereupon applied to and assembled with the foundation member or back frame. This is done by inserting the dependent anchoring tongues ll of the bracket members respectively into the sockets I5 with which the shoulder portions M, at the opposite ends of the foundation member or back frame, are provided. When thus assembled with the foundation member or back frame, the bracket members I6 of the attaching devices will be supported upon said shoulder portions I4 behind and contiguous to the end walls l3 of the foundation member or back frame, and so that the envelope supporting prongs It will overhang the body portion It of the latter in upwardly spaced relation thereto. To permanently aflix the attaching devices in the described assembled relation to the foundation member or back frame, the anchoring tongues H are coated with a suitable cement so as to firmly adhere to the walls of the sockets 15, whereby the assembly provides a strong and rugged unitary structure by which the envelopes engaged therewith are securely held against displacement.

The assembly of envelopes and supporting f oundation having been completed, the same is ready to be bound into the covers of the album. The album cover may be variously made of any suitable materials. A preferred form of cover structure, as illustratively shown, comprises a of selected binding material which provides cover portions 22 and an intermediate back portion 23. Said back portion 23 is disposed to overlie and is glued to the outer surface of the body portion ID of the envelope supporting foundation, and so as to extend around the longitudinal lip portions l2 of the latter, whereby to form flexible hinging connections 24 along the tops of said lip portions, from which the cover portions 22 extend respectively over opposite sides of the envelope assembly. The cover portions 22 are preferably reenforced with binders board 25, to and around marginal portions of which said cover portions are adhered, as by gluing the same thereto. To further anchor the cover structure to the envelope supporting foundation, and to reenforce the hinging connections 24 of said cover portions with the latter, internal strips of binders cloth are provided, the outer end portions 26 of which are respectively glued to the inner faces of the binders board adjacent to the envelope supsheet as defined in the durable and porting foundation, so as to extend to and overlie the hinging connections 24 of the cover portions at 21, whereby to reenforce the latter; the inner end portions 28 of said strips extend thence over and around the ribs ll of the body portion In of the envelope supporting foundation, and onto the inner face of said body portion, said inner end portions being firmly adhered to said ribs II and body portion 10 by gluing the same thereto. While the thus applied binders cloth is shown as comprising two sections, it will be obvious that the same may be made and applied as a single strip extending from cover portion to cover portion over the body portion ID of the envelope supporting foundation. The inner faces of the binders board reenforced cover portions 22, and the outer end portions 26 of the strips of binders cloth are each preferably overlaid with an applied internal facing or fly leaf 29, which is glued thereto, thus completing the album cover structure and its assembly with the envelope supporting foundation.

From the above description it will be understood that this invention provides a very strong,

easily assembled envelope supporting foundation for mounting a group of phonograph holding envelopes within a binding album structure, so that the envelopes will be firmly held in place and yet free to swing about the attaching prongs iii of the supporting foundation when the album is opened and closed.

I am aware that some changes could be made in the above described constructions and without departing from the scope of this invention herefollowing claims. It is therefore intended that all matter contained in the foregoing description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. In an album structure, means for binding a plurality of envelopes therein, each envelope having an endwise open hinging fold, said binding means comprising a rigid foundation member adapted to be secured to the back of the album structure. said foundation member having transverse upstanding portions at its respective ends provided with sockets facing perpendicular to the foundation member, a cooperating pair of bracket members having dependent anchoring tongues respectively entered and affixed in the respective sockets of the foundation member, whereby to join the bracket members to opposite ends of said foundation member, and said bracket membershaving a plurality of laterally spaced prongs extending inwardly therefrom parallel to the upper surface of the foundation member, correspond ing prongs of the opposed bracket members beingdisposed in longitudinal alignment and entered in opposite ends of the respective envelope hinging folds, whereby to support said envelopes in attached relation to the foundation member.

2. In an album structure, means for binding a plurality of envelopes therein, each envelope hav-' ing an endwise open hinging fold, said binding means comprising a rigid foundation member adapted to be secured to the back of the album structure, said foundation member having upstanding transverse end walls, shoulder portions contiguous to the inner faces of said end walls and of reduced height, said shoulder portions having upwardly open socket cavities therein,

- bracket members, said bracket members having dependent anchoring tongues tered and afiixed in said socket cavities, whererespectively en-' by to support said bracket members on said shoulder portions respectively in joined relation to opposite ends of said foundation member, and said bracket members having a plurality of laterally spaced prongs inwardly extending therefrom foundation member, corresponding prongs of the opposed bracket members being disposed in longitudinal alignment and entered in opposite ends of the respective envelope hinging folds, whereby to support said envelopes in attached relation to the foundation member. PRESTON L. ANDREWS.

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